Iran earthquake: At least 40 dead after 7.5-magnitude quake strikes

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state TV says at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.

Press TV gave no further details on the extent of damage in the sparsely populated areas. But the quake shook buildings as far away as New Delhi and Gulf cities of Dubai and Bahrain.

Iran’s seismological centre said the 7.5 magnitude earthquake was centred near Saravan, a sparsely populated area about 48 kilometres from the Pakistani border. The U.S. Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude at 7.8 and at a depth of 15.2 kilometres.